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Common Uses of X-Rays

Common Uses of X-Rays. Where are X-Rays used?. X-rays are used in airports Industrial: Detect structural problems/cracks in metal Bridges for stress fractures/cracks in material Medical Use: medicine and dentistry; broken bones, growths, decay, etc. Plan X-Rays. Chest & Sternum & Lungs

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Common Uses of X-Rays

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  1. Common Uses of X-Rays

  2. Where are X-Rays used? • X-rays are used in airports • Industrial: Detect structural problems/cracks in metal • Bridges for stress fractures/cracks in material • Medical Use: medicine and dentistry; broken bones, growths, decay, etc.

  3. Plan X-Rays • Chest & Sternum & Lungs • Abdomen: KUB • Pelvis & Hips • Legs • Feet & Ankles • Arms & Shoulders: Shoulder, Humerus, Elbow, Radius & Ulna • Hands & Writs: Carpals • Head & Face: eyes or orbits, sinuses, jaw and mandible • Neck & Back: Thorasic, Lumbar, Sacrum, or Tail Bone

  4. GI’s & IVP’s • Complete GI: studies of the digestive system • Includes top to bottom; esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines • IVP: Intravenous Pyelogram • Demonstrates how well the kidneys, ureters and bladder are working

  5. GI’s & IVP’s • Upper GI: stomach, esophagus and duodenum • Barium Swallow: esophageal; mouth and stomach • Small Bowel Follow Through: follows barium through the small intestines • Barium Enema: study of Large Intestines

  6. Angiograms • Examination of blood vessels using x-rays • Place small catheter into blood vessels then will inject x-ray contrast median • Determine how well the blood moves through the vessels of brain, lungs, abdomen, arms or legs

  7. Venograms • Venography: • Subset of larger class of X-ray exams called Angiography (Blood Vessels) • Deal strictly with veins; most commonly veins in the legs • Done with suspect of a blood clot or blockage

  8. Special Procedures • Myelograms: • x-ray study of the spinal cord • Arthrograms: • Contrast study done in x-ray; time of the joints • Shoulders, knees, ankles, wrists • Mainly done to see if tears or rips in connective tissues have occurred

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